WorksheetsTHE RESTLESS EARTH
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The bursting out of the magma from the vent is called _______.
a)
eruption
b)
erosion
2.
Which layer of the Earth contains soil and rock?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
3.
What is a volcano called that has not erupted for years but has the possibility of erupting one day?
a)
extinct
b)
dormant
c)
active
4.
A recently erupted volcano is known as...
a)
Dormant
b)
Active
c)
Extinct
5.
What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?
a)
Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Crust
6.
________________ measures the strength of an earthquake on a scale of 1-10.
a)
Seismometer
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismology
7.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
8.
What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
earthquake
b)
epicenter
c)
fault
d)
focus
9.
Earthquakes and Volcanoes can change the surface of the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What is the machine called that measures earthquakes?
a)
A seismoscale
b)
A seismoshake
c)
A seismograph
d)
A magnatuide scale
11.
Krakatoa
a)
erupted in 1980 in Washington
b)
was extremely destructive in 1883 in Indonesia
c)
entombed people in ash in 79 AD
d)
is a word for when you stub your toe
12.
Volcanoes are never destructive
a)
True
b)
False
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